Manufacture of boxes



(ModeL) J. DEAN.

MANUFACTURE or BOXES;

No. 247,320. Patented Sept. 20,1881.

Witnesses.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

JEREMIAH DEAN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASS[GNOR TO HENRY K.

DEAN, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 247,320, dated September20, 1881. Application filed June 9, 1881. (Model.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JEREMIAH DEAN, of Boston,in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of boxes ofthe kind which are capable of being folded or flattened for packi'n gand transportation, and when required edges is pasted a piece of paper,cloth, or other Y thin flexible material, so as to hold the sheet in theform of a box open at the top or upper side, and at the same time admitof its being folded or flattened to occupy a small space for packing andtransportation.

The invention further consists in scoring the inner side of the sheetwhere it is to be bent upward, so as to form a central longitudt,

na-l ridge or projection, with a depression on each side of the same, orsomewhat of a-W shape in cross-section, so that in bending the sheet agreat portion of the strain will be taken from the outer corner, andthus prevent its breaking or cracking.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents the two parts of a boxembodying the features of my invention. Fig. 2 represents a sheet ofpasteboard or other material, having the V-shaped pieces cntfrom theendsto form one part. Fig. 3 is the same with the .V-shaped pieces cutfrom the sides to form the other part. Fig. 4 shows the peculiar scoreon the flat sheet, and Fig. 5 is the same with ends or sides turned up.Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the parts of the box when folded orflattened.

The box is made in two parts, one part to close over the other, andconsequently to be made alittle larger than the other. In Fig. 2,

A may represent the upper part or cover of the box. Two V-shaped piecesare cut out at each end, leaving the portions b b 0.0 00, as shown, thecut commencing at each corner, and the edges l m being at right angleseach with the other, so that when the sheet is bent up on a lineindicated by the dotted lines the edges 1 or will exactly coincide. inwhich position they will be held together by pasting over the same athinpiece of paper, cloth, or other suitable material, j.

In Fig. 3, which shows a blank designed for the bottom part of a box,the V-shaped pieces between f and d are cut out from the sides of thesheet instead of the ends, as in Fig. 2, so as to bring the joined edgesof the upper and lower portions of the box in different relativepositions for the purpose of imparting greater strength to the box.

The sheet or blank on the lines indicated for turning up the edges isfirst to be scored by an instrument designed for the purpose. The scoreconsists of a longitudinal ridge, i, havin g on each side acorresponding depression,

h h, so that as the sides and ends of the sheet are turned up thedepression h h will fit over the sides of the ridge i, thus relievingthe outer bent corner from undue strain and preventing the stock frombreaking.

The two parts of the box, A and B, are designed to close one over theother when in use.

When prepared for transportation or packing the two parts of the box areflattened down, as shown in Fig. 6, and when desired for use they can bereadily straightened out.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The herein-described blank for abox, consisting of a rectangular piece provided with 0 bending orfolding scores parallel to its edges, to distinguish the bottom from theside and end portions, and having at each corner a V- shaped recess, theapex of which lies at the junction of the scores and one of the sides of5 which extends therefrom to the corner of the blank, substantially asset forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described box,consisting of a bottom and side and end portions, made of a continu- 10oous blank, the said side and end portions terminating in diagonal lines,four of which extend from the scores to the corners of the blank,

as described, and brought together and united 5 by a binding, whereby,by the turning of the sides and ends on the diagonal joints and on thescores, the sides and ends may be folded down, substantially as shownand described.

3. A box-blank, A B, having on the side to- 10 ward which it is to befolded the score, consisting of the longitudinal ridge t' and thedepressions h h, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub- I 5 scribing witnesses.

JEREMIAH DEAN. Witnesses:

Jos. H. ADAMS, B. OHARA.

